Aside from the initial grogginess on his surgery day, I'm not sure Pepper realizes what happened to him during his very special operation. Farmer H brought home a clear head-cone thingy, with Pepper's collar attached. But it's sitting on a kitchen chair, and not on Pepper's neck. I only found out when I asked why Pepper didn't have his collar.
"I don't think he needs it. He licked at it a couple times, and Jack licked at it until I told him no. But it don't look like Pepper is going to mess with it. I guess them stitches will dissolve or pull out. They didn't give me no appointment to bring him back for the stitches."
Pepper also had two prescriptions. According to Farmer H:
"He's got a pill for pain. And calming pills."
"Calming pills? What's that about?"
"To keep him calm. So he ain't runnin' all around, and tear out the stitches."
Well. I'm not sure Pepper understands what his meds are for. Farmer H gives them at 6:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m. I have seen no measurable change in Pepper's behavior! In fact, it seems like these meds make Pepper hyper-er! He gambols around like a crazy beast. He jumps up when he used to NOT jump up. He torments Jack by barking and pouncing. That's even with a double dose. Meaning the bottle says "1 or 2 pills as needed," and Pepper gets two.
Pepper's meds are Carprofen, 1 pill every 12 hours for pain and inflammation. And Trazodone, 1-2 tablets every 12 hours as needed for light sedation.
Apparently, Pepper does not know the meaning of "sedation."
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